Court dismisses judge for 'lapses' in handling cases related to drugs

THE Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal from the service of a trial court judge after he was found guilty of 17 counts of gross ignorance of the law for issuing rulings that paved the way for the release of the accused in 17 drug-related cases. Aside from the dismissal…

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